Liz Davidson

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Years ago when I started the garden a friend suggested crocomosia, so I did some research and was disappointed to learn the these beauties were zone 5 [I'm zone 4]. Then late last summer I found some in a local garden centre, on sale, so decided to give them a try placing them in parts of the garden that I hoped were more sheltered; and they made it through last years wicked winter. I love them; the leaves are like iris, and they bloom here in mid August on arching branches that the humming birds hover over to drink from the scarlet flowers.

Monday, August 24, 2015

The days are shorter now, the night cool; mist seeps up from the path of the stream and fills parts of the valley. I put a bouquet of flowers outside and the next morning the vase was full of condensation, so beautiful.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Yesterday morning in the studio: working away, really putting in time until early afternoon when J. has to go to the dentist to have an extraction and implant done; and this is what happened. Made us laugh and everything went well, smoothies for the next few days.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Finally back in the studio; it has lost its clean and tidy look and is slowly getting covered with a layer of charcoal dust. Thinking of the meandering line of the stream where we walked the dogs and loving the velvety quality of charcoal.